Surgical Trauma
Description:
Trauma surgeons (also called critical care and acute care surgeons) specialize in performing emergency surgeries on people who’ve had a critical injury or illness. Trauma surgery requires extensive knowledge of surgical procedures and how to manage different types of injuries. A trauma surgeon can help you pull through a critical injury or an acute illness.
Medical Conditions Treated:
- Blunt Trauma
- Thermal Burns
- Chemical Burns
- Frostbite
- Inhalation injury burns
- Appendicitis
- Diverticulitis
- Cholecystitis
- Perforated Bowel
- Perforated ulcer
- Abdominal abscesses
- Incarcerated hernias
- Bowel obstructions
- Sepsis
- Respiratory failure
- Multi-organ failure
- Coagulopathy